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Collin County Judge Emily Miskel was determined to answer the call.

The 9-year-old girl’s screams could be heard in a video posted on a GoFundMe page. “Help me, help me!” she yells, refusing to get out of her father’s vehicle during a custody exchange. Through tears, she asks why no one believes her.

As schools reopen this year, parents and teachers are burdened with a new task: preparing their children and students for social distancing, hand washing, and wearing face coverings for extended periods of time.

Three years have passed since the City of Frisco partnered with area hotels to offer shelter for victims of Hurricane Harvey.

If you had asked Stan Penn two weeks ago, he would have told you that The Celt’s future is bleak. Like many bar owners in Texas, Stan had been hit with a triple whammy from COVID-19 and Gov.

The decision was made in a split second with no thought of their own safety. The only thing that mattered to the Plano police officer was protecting the victim on this late June morning. He was stabbed in the line of duty yet able to save the victim.

Carey Farmer was struggling with what she describes as "COVID-19 era social media negativity.

“Hi guys, sorry for not posting in quite a while now,” Neil Sen says at the beginning of the video and takes a deep breath.

In 2006, Kevin Dailey, a Black insurance broker who had moved to McKinney, was looking for other professionals to network with in the area. Collin County didn’t have a large Black population then and the number of Black-owned companies was small.

Before the meeting begins, McKinney City Manager Paul Grimes reminds the 11 gathered men and women what they are there to accomplish. "This is what communities are about," he says. "Turn the temperature down and have a thoughtful approach.